Значение

значений: 1
  1. Containing elements that will cause it to fail; destined not to succeed by its very nature.

    Cutting off your nose to spite your face is self-defeating.

Ещё определения
  • acting to defeat its own purpose

Происхождение

From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).

From self- + defeating (present participle of defeat).

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Формы

more self-defeating, most self-defeating
Сравнительная степеньmore self-defeating Урок
Превосходная степеньmost self-defeating Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 1
cutting off one's nose to spite one's face

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеself-defeating prophecy

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